Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia
Latvia: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia peaked at 12.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.8% | — |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 5.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.3147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Latvia was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).